Say That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary

2 years ago

It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called his father, who was 94 when he…

Without Medicare Part B’s Shield, Patient’s Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight

2 years ago

Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money, including what she spent on medical care,…

If You’re Poor, Fertility Treatment Can Be Out of Reach

3 years ago

Mary Delgado’s first pregnancy went according to plan, but when she tried to get pregnant again seven years later, nothing…

Opposition to Medicaid Expansion Thaws in an Unexpected Place: The Deep South

3 years ago

For more than a decade, some Southern states have resisted Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, even though data…

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Alabama Court Rules Embryos Are Children. What Now?

3 years ago

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…

Cerca de 10 millones ya perdieron Medicaid, y todavía faltan meses de purga

3 years ago

A la mitad del proceso de un año que ya es la mayor purga de beneficiarios de Medicaid, la inscripción…

In California, Faceoff Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation

3 years ago

For weeks, more than half a million Anthem Blue Cross enrollees who receive health care from the University of California…

Southern Lawmakers Rethink Long-Standing Opposition to Medicaid Expansion

3 years ago

As a part-time customer service representative, Jolene Dybas earns less than $15,000 a year, which is below the federal poverty…

States Get in on the Prior Authorization Crackdown

3 years ago

Last month, my colleague Lauren Sausser told you about the Biden administration’s crackdown on insurance plans’ prior authorization policies, with…

The No Surprises Act Comes With Some Surprises

3 years ago

The No Surprises Act, the landmark law intended to protect patients from surprise out-of-network medical bills, has come with, well,…